Hunt for Indira Gandhi's ex-hubby can lead to religious violence, say Muslim scholars

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 31 Jan 2018 10:21PM · 10 Comments

M. Indira Gandhi's three children were converted to Islam in 2009 by her ex-husband without her consent. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 31, 2018.

RELIGIOUS violence may erupt in the country if police continue hunting the ex-husband and youngest daughter of M. Indira Gandhi, warned the Malaysian Association of Muslim Scholars (PUM).

The group posted a statement on Facebook, urging police to stop looking for Muhammad Riduan Abdullah and Prasana Diksa, after the Federal Court on Monday ruled that the unilateral conversion of Indira Gandhi’s three children to Islam was null and void. 

“We ask for the kind consideration of police not to hunt the father and the children until a solution can be found,” said PUM president Abdul Halim Abd Kadir.

“We are concerned that if it is carried out, there is a possibility of conflict between religious adherents in this country that may spark violence in society.”

PUM asked that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong allow it to provide advice regarding matters related to conversion to Islam, and demanded that Putrajaya act quickly on the issue, which it said could embolden some quarters in Malaysia.

It added that the children converted to Islam by Riduan must not be allowed to revert back to Hinduism.

After the apex court’s judgment, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun had vowed that police would track down Riduan and Prasana, 9, whom he had abducted nine years ago.

Indira Gandhi’s other two children, Tevi Darsiny, 20, and Karan Dinish, 19, had reportedly told a daily that they could now proudly declare themselves as Hindus following the court decision.

On April 2, 2009, Riduan, then known as K. Pathmanathan, had converted the three children without Indira Gandhi’s consent.

In 2016, Indira Gandhi, a kindergarten teacher, reportedly said her two elder children had been practising Hindus since birth, and that their MyKad bore the names they were given at birth and stated their religion as “Hindu”. – January 31, 2018.

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  • Simply & precisely a despicable act of fear mongering w/ unfettered religious idiocy par excellence!

    Posted 6 years ago by Musang Wang · Reply

  • can the continuing saga of this high profile case degenerate to open violence? I think really depends on the whether malaysians are a bunch of people who hold a lot of repressed emotions, because they feel compelled to say things that they do not mean and be silent over things that they mean ? If the answer is yes, then my answer is also yes. When we repress our emotions, we become susceptible to erupt in a bout of uncontrollable rage and anger.

    Posted 6 years ago by Nehru Sathiamoorthy · Reply

  • True Islam upholds justice and reveres peace to the people. Can PUM say something like this?

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Threats and compulsions is now the hallmark of this cult masquerading as a religion.

    Posted 6 years ago by Xuz ZG · Reply

  • The President of PUIM should be arrested for making inciting religious violence.

    Posted 6 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

    • HE SHOULD BE ARREST UNDER THE SEDITIOUS ACT AND CHARGES FRAMED. THERE IS ALSO A CHARGE FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. THIS IS A PURE THREAT TO THE INDIAN. WHERE IS MIC MCA PPP GERAKAN ? DON'T SLEEP FURTHER FOR HEAVEN SAKE.

      Posted 6 years ago by Mohanarajan murugeson · Reply

  • Religion that propagates violence and threats is not worth it.

    Posted 6 years ago by Awang Top · Reply

  • PROOF POSITIVE POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL ISLAM DOES NOT RESPECT OTHERS. THEIR GOALS JUSTIFY ANY MEAN EVEN BREAKING THE LAW AND CONSTITUTION. ITS KIDNAPPING. IN SINGAPORE AND CHINA, ITS DEAD SENTENCE.

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • Well, Sir, try pronounce love, humanity and justice in Islam instead of voicing a threat such as this. Your concern shows nothing but yourself having the wish for violence to happen.

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • PUM should be disbanded and labelled as terrorist. Issuing threats and creating disharmony in the guise of religion. The Counter Terrorist Police Force should act on this group. This devilish group are hiding under the umbrell of the Islam religion and purposey hooking up a pretex to stirr up mayhem and create fear. Another ploy to disrupt the GE14.

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply